Shifting Gears: Framing Bike-sharing Trends in Sun Belt Cities

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dc.contributor.authorWalker, Kelsey
dc.contributor.authorShelton, Kyle
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-05T21:03:56Z
dc.date.available2019-03-05T21:03:56Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionAs planners, policymakers and program operators throughout the country develop bike-share systems, they can benefit from a richer understanding of how people use bike-share programs in lower-density, automobile-oriented urban environments. However, despite the rise of bike-sharing systems, comparative studies of bike-sharing activity are lacking, particularly for cities in the southern and western United States. To shed light on the role that bike-share systems inhabit in these areas, this study examines bike-sharing trips in Austin, Denver, Fort Worth and Houston, comparing and visualizing the type and volume of trips in the four cities.
dc.description.abstractWhile bike-sharing is typically framed as a means of transportation for weekday commuters, a new analysis of the programs in Austin, Denver, Fort Worth, and Houston indicates that users frequently turn to bike-sharing for recreational purposes in these cities. This finding is critical to our understanding of bike-share programs, which are poised to proliferate and expand in the Sun Belt and elsewhere in the coming years. As planners, policymakers, and program operators throughout the country develop bike-share systems, they can benefit from a richer understanding of how people use bike-share programs in lower-density, automobile-oriented urban environments. However, despite the rise of bike-sharing systems, comparative studies of bike-sharing activity are lacking, particularly for cities in the southern and western United States. To shed light on the role that bike-share systems inhabit in these areas, this study examines bike-sharing trips in Austin, Denver, Fort Worth, and Houston, comparing and visualizing the type and volume of trips in the four cities.
dc.identifier.citationWalker, Kelsey and Shelton, Kyle. "Shifting Gears: Framing Bike-sharing Trends in Sun Belt Cities." (2015) Rice University and Kinder Institute for Urban Research: https://doi.org/10.25611/rpfb-et6r.
dc.identifier.digitalKI_2015_bikeshare
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25611/rpfb-et6r
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105198
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherKinder Institute for Urban Research
dc.relation.urihttps://kinder.rice.edu/research/shifting-gears-framing-bike-sharing-trends-sun-belt-cities
dc.rightsCopyright ©2015 by Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research. All rights reserved.
dc.titleShifting Gears: Framing Bike-sharing Trends in Sun Belt Cities
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